Reproducibility and day time bias correction of optoelectronic leg volumetry: A prospective cohort study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Engelberger, Rolf P ^a   Blazek, Claudia ^a   Amsler, Felix ^b   Keo, Hong H ^a   Baumann, Frédéric ^a   Blättler, Werner ^a   Baumgartner, Iris ^a   Willenberg, Torsten ^a,c  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Amsler Consulting   (Switzerland)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; EDEMA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEAUTY CULTURE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 80053520469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-138     Document Type: Review

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